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Patented Apr. Z0, 1926.

UNITED STATES ARTHUR W. RIVETT .ANDA BENJAMIN WEINBERGER, OF ST. LOUIS,MISSOURI,v AS- SIGNORS TO MARX & I'IAAS CLOTHING CO., OF ST. LOUIS,MISSOURI, A CORPORA- TION OF MISSOURI.

PATENT oFFicE- WOR'KTABLE.

Application filed June 25, 1923. serial; No. 647,440.

T0 all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that we, ARTHUR W. Rrvnrr and BENJAMINVEINBERGER, citizensof the United States, and residents ofl St. Louis, Missouri, haveinvented a new and useful Vorktable, of which the following! is' aspecification.

This invention relates to a work table, and embodies new and usefulsubject matter whereby the form of the table may be varied when it isdesired to use the table for different purposes.

An object of the'invention is to provide lan improved work tablecomprising duplicate and interchangeable supports, duplicate andinterchangeable and removable connections, and means for securing thesupports and connections together to provide a flat top table, or atable with a central trough or receptacle as desired. y

Another object of the invention is to provide means for securing thesupports together side by side so as to provide a table of narrow width,and for connecting the supports in spaced relationshipso as to provide atable of greater width as desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a work table that mayoptionally be transformed into a fiat top table of narrow' width, a widefiat top table, a wide table adapted to support the work at each sideand provided with a longitudinal receptacle between the side worksupporting portions, or a table having a iiat work supporting portion atone side and a longitudinal receptacle at the other side.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved work tableembodying the advantages and improvements hereinafter disclosed andspecially designed and adapted for use in garment factories orelsewhere, or wherever numerous-worlnnen operate on the same or adjacenttables and wherever the structure hereinafter disclosed would beadvantageous.

Other objects will appear from the following description, referencebeing made to the accompanying drawings in which-r Fig. l is atransverse sectional view showf ing our. invention inthe form of a widefiat topltablen .j

Fig is a similar sectional view showing eur` invention transformed. byinverting the transverse connections to providefa wide table having awork supporting portion along each side and a longitudinal receptaclebetween the work supporting portions.

Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view showing our invention. transformedto` vprovide a flat top table of narrow width, the transformation beingeffected by removing the inner connections of' Figs. l andi'Q andseuring the side .supports together-'sideby sic e.

Fig. lv is a transverse sectional view of the invention transformed intoa table having a work'supporting top-alongone longitudinal edge and alongitudinal'receptacle along the opposite edge.

Figl is a view showing one ofthe top supporting members detached.

Fig. 6 is a view showing one ofthe connecting members connecting thesupports for the opposite sides of the table andvwhich is reversible foruse in aftable vflat throughout its width or for a table having flatwork supporting portions along its longitudinal edges, and alongitudinal receptacle between the work supporting 'portions Fig. 7 isa view showing the two-'members of a supporting leg.

Fig. 8 is a detached view of the connecting device used to connectadjacent table supports in forming a table of narrow widthi Fig. 9 is adetachedviewfof ya supporting bracket that may be attached to th'e tablein any of its forms.

An important feature of the invention consists in the construction andarrangement by which the parts are readily adjustable andinterchangeable to provide a table having any of thefforms shown in thedrawings. Another important feature of the invention is in theconstruction of the `parts whereby they are`readily interchangeable fromone position to another and having no arbitrary locations or positions.It will be understood that the parts may be varied as to'their design.

The legs 1 of the table comprise upright members preferably of metal ofappropriate width and thickness 'forthe purpose for which the tableisfintended and.4 provided with baseportion's 2 tofrest uponi-.heA Hoor.It desired. the :may of relatively thin metal and flanged at their edgesas shown so that no sharp corners will be presented and yet obtainmaximum strength. To permit the top supporting members to be raised andlowered to vary the height of the table the upper ends of the legs 1 maybe provided with slots 3 for the reception of the fastening devicesholding the top supporting member in connection with the legs. In theembodiment of the invention shown each of the legs has an extended partl that is overlapped by the lower end of an inwardly and upwardlyextended curved arm 5, said arm being secured to the extended portion bya releasable bolt 6. The upper end of the arm 5 terminates in about thesame horizontal plane as the upper end of the leg 1 to which it isattached and is provided with a slot 7 matching the slot 3 in the leg.Thus it may be said that each leg is composite, being made up of the twodetachable parts 1 and 5. The legs thus constructed are arranged inpairs when assembled in a table, the two legs of each pair beingopposite each other and at opposite sides of the table,

For a fiat table the top supporting members are of duplicateconstruction and are readily interchangeable from one position toanother so that no choice is necessary in the selection of'said membersin assembling the table. As shown each member comprises the frame-likestructure including a horizontal upper portion 8 having a depending arm9 at its inner end and a depending arm 10 between its inner and outerends, said arm 10 having a vertical slot 11 matching the slot 3 in theleg 1 when the arm 10 is placed against the side of the leg 1. The arm 9has a hole 12 therethrough that registers with the slot 7 in the arm 5of the leg when the parts are assembled. rEhe arms 9 and 10 of the topsupporting members are preferably connected by a part 13 adding strengthand rigidity. Bolts 14 pass through the slots 3 and 11 and constituteremovable fasteners for securing the top supporting members to the legs.

In the construction of the tables shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the topsupporting members at opposite sides are connected by connecting memberswhich are reversible to provide a wide flat top table as shown in Fig.1, or a. wide table with a longitudinal receptacle midway between itsopposite edges as shown in Fig. 2. Each of said connecting memberscomprises a part 15 of appropriate length, diverging arms 16 united withthe part 15 at their inner ends and having webs 17 forming a connectionbetween the outer ends of the part 15 and the outer ends of the arms 16.Outwardly extended arms 18 over` lap the arm 9 of the top supportingmembers and are secured thereto by removable bolts 19, one of whichpasses through the hole 12 in the arm 9 and through the slot 7 in thearm 5, thereby securing the three overlapped parts 5-9-18 together.

ln the embodiment shovn there are three arms 1S at each end of theconnecting membei', two of said three arms at each end being fastened bythe bolts 19 while the hole in the other arm 18 receives a lug 2O on thearm 9. Thus the table top support for each pair of legs is made up ofthe three detachably connected parts described, two of said parts beingduplicates and the connecting member for said parts being invertiblefrom the position shown in Fig. 1 to the position shown in Fig. 2, thetable top in Fig. 1 being flat throughout the width of the table and thetable top shown in Fig. 2 being formed to provide a longif tudinal workor machine supporting portion along each side and a longitudinal troughor receptacle between said supporting portions. rlhe inversion of theconnecting members will be readily understood from the drawing, thesecuring bolts 19 being applied as shown. rllie slots and T permit thetop supporting members to be raised and lowered to vary the height ofthe table, as desired. The table top may be fastened to the supportingmembers by releasable bolts 21 as shown, or otherwise as desired.

The table as shown in Fig. 3 is of narrow width, the invertibleconnecting members being omitted and the top supporting mem bers for theside portions of the table being placed and connected close together.rlhe connecting device for each pair of top supporting members, asshown, comprises a plate 22 (Figs. 3 23 for reeiving the bolts 19 and apair of holes 24; for receiving the lugs 20. rl`he height of the narrowtable may be varied as desired by raising or lowering the top supportingmembers which is made possible by the provision of the slot-s 3 and 7.

1n the form of the table shown in Fig. e a single series of topsupporting members are utilized, the same being connected to the legsalong one side of the table only. rlhis provides a table with alongitudinal machine and work support along only one side of the tablewhile a longitudinal trough or receptacle is provided at the oppositeside. The support for the longitudinal trough or receptacle comprises acasting or member including a longitudinal portion 25, an inclined arm`26 having its lower end united with the part 25, a web 27 uniting theupper end of the arm 26 with the inner end of the part 25, and threearms 28 corresponding to the three arms 18 of the connecting membershown in Figs. 1 and 2, and similarly attached to the top supportingmember. rl`he part 25 has depending arms 29 overlapping the leg 1 andthe arm 5 respectively, and provided with slots 30 matching the slots 3and and 5) having four holes 7 and receiving the removable bolts 31 bywhich said parts are secured together. An upward extension 32 at theouter end of the part supports the wall 33 of the longitudinal trough orreceptacle, the bottom wall 34 being supported by the part 25, and theinclined wall 35 being supported by the arm As stated, the table isdesigned and adapted to support machines and the work upon which themachines operate. In the case of garment manufacturers, for instance,sewing machines may be mounted upon the table and the cloth placed inconvenient position upon the work supporting parts of the tables. Suchsewing machines are mechanically operated and the operating mechanismtherefor may be supported by brackets as shown in Figs. 1 and 9, saidbrackets including base portions 36 secured to the parts S and 13 of thetop supports by bolts 37; and arms 38 for receiving any appropriate partto be supported thereby.

From the foregoing it will be seen that our invention may be readilytransformed for various uses; is easily assembled in any of its formsand may be readily changed from one form to another. The correspondingparts at opposite sides of the table being of duplicate construction,that is being in pairs, no choice or selection is required to obtain theproper parts in assembling the table since the parts of each pair arealike and are interchangeable. The invention obtains all of its intendedobjects and purposes in an efficient manner and may be modified innumerous particulars without departure from the principle and scopethereof. We do not restrict ourselves unessentially, but what we claimand desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A work table comprisingpairs of legs, a top supporting member attached to the upper end of eachleg, and a reversible connecting member connecting the top supportingmembers of each pair of legs, said connecting member in one positionthereof having its upper edge in alinement with the upper edges of theconnecting members and in the other position thereof having its upperedge below the upper edges of the connecting members.

2. A work table comprising pairs of legs, a top supporting memberattached to the upper end of each leg, a reversible connecting memberconnecting theV top supporting members of each pair of legs, saidconnecting member in one position thereof having its upper edge inalinement with the upper edges of the connecting members and in theother position thereof having its upper edge below the upper edges ofthe connecting members, and means for supporting the top supportingmembers and the connecting.

corresponding arm, and a detachable con-y necting member connecting thetop supporting members, and being reversible so that in one positionthereof its upper edge is in alinement with the upper edges of theconnecting members and in the other position thereof a portion of itsupper edge is below the upper edges of the connecting members.

5. A work table comprising a pair of legs,

an inwardly and upwardly extending arm removably attached to each leg, atop supporting member attached to each leg and the corresponding arm, adetachable connecting member connecting the top supporting members, andmeans for securing said top supporting members and said connecting`member to said legs and arms at different elevations.

6. A work table comprising a pair of legs, an inwardly and upwardlyextending arm in connection with each leg, a top supporting memberattached to each leg and the corresponding arm, a reversible connectingmember overlapping the'inner ends of and connecting the top supportingmembers, and being so that in one position thereof its entire upper edgeis in alinement with the upper edges of the connecting members and inthe other position thereof'a portion of its upper edge is below theupper edges of the connecting members, and means for securing said topsupporting members and said connecting member to said legs and arms atdifferent elevations.

ARTHUR 7. RIVETT. BENJAMIN WEINBERGER.

